Palestinian-American activist Moath Hamzeh, a trustee and vice-chair of the UK-registered charity Sun of Freedom, announced on Wednesday that he has been banned from entering the UK after the Home Office revoked his Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) allegedly on the grounds that his presence would not be “conducive to the public good.”
Hamzeh is a Palestinian-American activist based in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was appointed as a trustee of Sun of Freedom in October 2024 and serves as the organization’s director of development and vice-chair. The charity was registered as a charitable incorporated organization in the UK in January. Its registered mandate focuses on relieving financial hardship and providing humanitarian relief to displaced Palestinians in the Palestinian territories.
Hamzeh was scheduled to travel to London to speak at a fundraising event for Sun of Freedom on November 6, as well as a documentary screening at Palestine House on November 14.
In a video posted to Instagram announcing the exclusion, Hamzeh said that his ETA had been revoked shortly before his scheduled flight to London. Expressing frustration over the decision, Hamzeh claimed the government banned him “on grounds that are blatantly discriminatory, citing that I am not conducive to the public good in the UK, without any reasoning or rationale or any means to question or appeal the decision.”
He contrasted his travel ban with British citizens who served in the IDF, stating, “We live in a world where over 2,000 British citizens who served in the Israeli occupation forces during the genocide of Gaza – actual war criminals – have faced zero restrictions, investigations, sanctions, or bans from the country, leaving them to roam freely in the streets of the UK, while I, a Palestinian-American fighting for the freedom of my people and for the end of the mass killing of our children, am deemed as not conducive to the public good by the UK government, and thus banned from entering the country as if I’m some sort of criminal.”
Hamzeh added that he plans to participate in the London event virtually and addressed his supporters, declaring, “And I truly believe that this happening to me at this point in time has a much higher purpose, because if you know me, I am the last person you want to mess with, and that’s all I’ll say on the matter because there is lots more to come.”
The watchdog’s allegations
The Home Office intervention followed a report submitted in October by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), which drew on findings by online watchdog GnasherJew alleging that Hamzeh published antisemitic conspiracy theories, dehumanizing language, and threats of violence across his social media accounts.
Findings published by GnasherJew in September, and submitted by UKLFI to the Home Office and Charity Commission, allege a record of extreme rhetoric across Hamzeh’s social media accounts, including @mo_hamz on X (which has since been suspended for violating platform rules) and @aya.mo.llah on Instagram.
According to GnasherJew’s findings, in a video posted on X/Twitter in February, Hamzeh is shown promoting conspiracy theories connecting the Israeli flag to images labeled “Rothschilds control global banks,” “control of Western leaders, news, & media,” “pedophilia and sex trafficking,” “9/11 attack,” “USS Liberty attack,” and “JFK assassination.” In the video, Hamzeh stated that “Zionism is a cancer to society,” and added in a caption that “they are a cancer to society and must be excized [sic].”
GnasherJew’s report documented a video reel posted to Hamzeh’s Instagram account in August, where he allegedly said, “Israel does not exist, nor does it have a right to,” as well as referring to Israel as “the world’s cancerous little cyst” and said, “now, it’s time to excise you.” He further stated, “you might as well slit your wrist,” compared Israelis to Nazis, and concluded the video saying, “You can run, but we will find you.”
GnasherJew’s report further alleges that, in a video posted on Instagram in July, Hamzeh displayed images overlaying the Star of David onto the Great Seal of the United States on US passports and American police badges, asserting covert Jewish control over law enforcement and government institutions. GnasherJew also alleged that in August, Hamzeh posted a video wearing a T-shirt stating, “Israel is a genociding holocausting pedophilic rapist sex trafficking... child murdering terrorist.”
GnasherJew alleged that, in a five-minute video uploaded to Instagram in August, Hamzeh referenced “Jewish supremacist tentacles” metastasizing globally, alleging that Zionists collaborated with Nazis during the Holocaust.
According to the watchdog, Hamzeh stated in the video, “When will we all stand up and realize that there has been one common enemy that we can all unite against? First step is to force them out of power, whether it’s through votes or other means. We far outnumber the ‘chosen ones,’ so it’s time we choose the ones that serve no purpose in our society. You know exactly what I mean.”
UKLFI raised regulatory concerns with the Charity Commission regarding Hamzeh’s commercial partnership with Warrior Ink Apparel, a clothing brand founded in Florida. UKLFI alleged that the brand’s founder has posted statements in support of Hamas, highlighting a post from February 2025 that featured imagery of deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the primary mastermind behind the October 7 massacre, alongside slogans praising the resistance and using profanity directed at Israel. UKLFI noted that Hamzeh collaborated with the brand to launch the “Mo Hamz Collection,” with select proceeds designated for Sun of Freedom, and that the charity promoted the clothing line, including t-shirts reading, “ZIONISM IS RACISM IS FASCISM IS TERRORISM IS ISRAEL,” across its website, Facebook, and Instagram pages.
Following UKLFI’s submission, the Charity Commission confirmed that Sun of Freedom is currently subject to an ongoing regulatory compliance case and that the allegations regarding Hamzeh and Warrior Ink Apparel will be examined as part of that assessment. Following Hamzeh’s announcement of the travel ban, UKLFI submitted a secondary request to the Charity Commission, urging his removal as a trustee.
‘We simply will not allow this’
Hamzeh said in a statement to The Jerusalem Post: “This is further evidence that the British government is colluding with supporters of apartheid to silence voices against Israeli genocide.”
“We simply will not allow this racist decision to stand, which allows Israeli soldiers who have participated in genocide to roam London freely while I – a Palestinian-American advocate for his people’s rights – am prevented from attending a fundraiser for a charity that provides lifesaving aid to Gaza,” Hamzeh told the Post.
A spokesperson for UKLFI said: “The exclusion of Moath Hamzeh from the UK is a welcome step in protecting the public from extremist rhetoric and antisemitic hatred. People who promote conspiracy theories about Jews and use threatening language against them should not be given platforms in Britain. We now urge the Charity Commission to take equally decisive action. Someone whose conduct has reportedly resulted in exclusion from the UK on public-good grounds should not be entrusted with the leadership of a British charity.”
GnasherJew told the Post, “We welcome the decision to bar Moath Hamzeh from the UK. Hamzeh is a director of the Sun of Freedom charity. Our investigation documented antisemitic conspiracy theories, dehumanizing language and apparent threats towards Israelis, including the chilling statement, ‘You can run, but we will find you.’ This was not legitimate criticism of Israeli government policy.”
GnasherJew added: “The charity he helps run continues to collaborate with and promote Warrior Ink Apparel, which we have identified as a Hamas-supporting outfit. That collaboration continues despite concerns raised with the Charity Commission and an ongoing compliance case. The Charity Commission must now examine Hamzeh’s fitness to serve as a trustee. The public deserves confidence that charitable status is not being used to lend credibility to antisemitism.”
Sun of Freedom did not respond to the Post’s request for comment by the time of publication.